Moving from Miami to Kansas City?
- 1,243 mi Distance
- 20 hr 43 min Drive time
- 2.2M Kansas City metro
- 211 Sun days/year
Things you'll want to know about your new city.
Bookmark this page — these are the icons of Kansas City, organized by what kind of day you're planning.
Culture & Arts
- Country Club Plaza — 1922 Spanish-Moorish open-air shopping district — first US shopping center designed for cars
- Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art — Free admission; iconic Shuttlecocks sculpture; Asian collection world-class
- National WWI Museum and Memorial — Liberty Memorial; only US museum dedicated to WWI
- Negro Leagues Baseball Museum — 18th & Vine; complete history of Black baseball
- American Jazz Museum — Adjacent to Negro Leagues museum; Charlie Parker, Count Basie heritage
- Union Station — 1914 station with Sci-City, planetarium, restaurants
- Arrowhead Stadium (Chiefs) — NFL Chiefs (Mahomes era); loudest stadium in NFL history
- Kauffman Stadium (Royals) — MLB Royals; iconic fountain outfield
- Power & Light District — Walkable downtown entertainment district with central plaza
Family-Friendly
- Crown Center — Hallmark Visitor Center, Sea Life Aquarium, Legoland Discovery
Kansas City's essential restaurants.
The dining list every Kansas City resident knows by heart. Save the spots, work through them.
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Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que BBQ Kansas City, KS (gas station)
World-famous Z-Man sandwich; gas-station BBQ pilgrimage
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Arthur Bryant's BBQ 18th & Vine
KC BBQ legend since 1908; burnt ends pioneer
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Q39 BBQ Midtown
Modern KC BBQ; competition pitmaster Rob Magee
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Jack Stack Barbecue BBQ Multiple (original Martin City)
Wood-fired KC BBQ since 1957; burnt ends and ribs
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Le Fou Frog French Columbus Park
Robust classic French in century-old building
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The Rieger Modern American Crossroads
Howard Hanna; James Beard semifinalist
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Genessee Royale Bistro American comfort West Bottoms
Brunch favorite in stockyards-era building
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Beer Kitchen Gastropub Westport
Craft beer + elevated comfort food in walkable Westport
What daily life feels like in Kansas City.
Climate
Humid continental. Hot, humid summers (66-89°F). Cold winters (24-41°F) with 18 inches snow. Spring tornado risk. 39 inches rainfall, 211 sun days.
- Summer66-89°F
- Winter24-41°F
- Sun days/yr211
- Rainfall39 inches
Walkability
- Walk Score36/100
- Transit Score35/100
- Bike Score47/100
Kansas City is car-dependent — most errands require driving.
Outdoors & Recreation
- Loose Park / Jacob Loose Park — Plaza-adjacent rose garden
- Kessler Park / Cliff Drive — historic boulevard hike
- Trolley Track Trail — 6-mile rail-trail through Brookside/Waldo
- Smithville Lake (30 min north) — boating, beaches
- Lake Jacomo (Fleming Park) — 970-acre lake 25 min east
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